BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Since X-rays were discovered more than a century ago, triggering a revolution in medical imaging, clinicians have sought more powerful ways to "see" into the human body. Now, with a ...

Antibiotics are no longer able to treat infections as effectively as they once did because many pathogens have developed ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first arose in Wuhan in 2019 and has since spread worldwide. Initially, many governments were forced to enact costly and restrictive ...

Scientists working to enhance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology—which allows people to control devices with their ...

(Nanowerk News) Iron oxide nanoparticles are often used in medical technology – as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging or as transport agents for drugs in the bloodstream, for example in ...

Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumor could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not ...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of ...

Researchers from Nottingham Trent University have developed copper oxide nanoparticles that can be applied to medical devices to reduce the risk of infection following surgery. This research addresses ...